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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

Given the vast number of cyber-enabled frauds in the UK, significant changes in the approach to cyber security are necessary to achieve this goal. Sapphire is a UK-owned and operated cyber security company. Cyber security awareness Security awareness is crucial in protecting against fraud and cyber attacks.

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Navigating the Tradeoffs of Good Cause Eviction

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The paper also analyzes good cause legislation in other cities and states to help policymakers consider how to balance anticipated tradeoffs. In 2023, Albany lawmakers failed to pass any significant legislation that could have addressed the city’s affordability problems, with a good cause bill at the center of the legislative stalemate.

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A tech pipeline for rural communities: West Virginia joins AWS Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

The West Virginia Tech Alliance will directly connect more than 750 learners to cloud employers throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Tech Alliances in Germany, Italy, and Singapore launched at AWS re:Invent in November 2023, and will focus on building pathways to cloud engineering and development jobs for more than 3,500 learners in 2024.

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5 Ways That Agencies Are Ailing From Legacy Systems

GovLoop

Constituent Service Takes a Hit In August 2023, three members of the Senate urged the Social Security Administration to accelerate its modernization efforts. Applicants for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) “face significant administrative barriers to accessing this critical lifeline,” Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Robert Casey Jr.

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Agencies Seek Gains Through Precision Modernization

GovLoop

Recognizing that legislators and executive leaders have little appetite for sweeping modernization plans, many agencies are opting for a more targeted approach, focusing on initiatives that deliver tangible benefits. 2 – CAPTURING MORE REVENUE Legislators often question what return on investment modernization projects will deliver.

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How healthcare organizations can fulfill compliance standards with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

To modernize their healthcare infrastructure and improve data security, Bavarian hospital Fachklinikum Mainschleife , in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Kite Consult and consulting firm Oberender AG , undertook a massive initiative: the migration of their entire IT infrastructure to AWS.

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How to Accelerate Government Modernization

GovLoop

Modernization is crucial for agencies to stay agile, secure, and responsive to evolving needs,” said Francisco Ramirez, Chief Architect of State and Local Government at Red Hat. You might want to keep some applications and services on premise, whether for security or other reasons.” Certain workloads need to run in certain places.